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Republican/Conservative U.S. Senate candidate John Spencer’s campaign is urging supporters to send “liberal friends and colleagues” to Democrat Jonathan Tasini’s Web site in hopes of drumming up support for his anti-war candidacy and further pressuring his primary opponent, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton to “finally take a clear position” on the Iraq War.

In an e-mail missive, the Spencer campaign alleges that Clinton is “in a similar situation as Sen. Joe Lieberman…the anti-war, left wing of the Democratic Party is putting serious pressure on her.”

“Most of the country has taken a clear position on the War on Terror and the War in Iraq – Senator Clinton has not.Â John Spencer supports President Bush’s efforts on the war and he supports our troops, Jonathan Tasini does not – no one really knows what Senator Clinton’s position really is.”

ClintonÂ voted for the war, and for subsequentÂ measures that continued its funding. More recently, she has twice supported amendments calling for the withdrawal and redeployment of troops from Iraq, but has refused to support to a specific timetable for that to occur.Â

Tasini and his backers are trying toÂ gain momentum from Lieberman’s primary loss to anti-war Democrat Ned Lamont, they aren’t have much luck so far.

Unlike Lamont, Tasini isn’t independently wealthy, nor has his candidacy excited the netrootsÂ the way Lamont’s did, whichÂ many have arguedÂ contributed significantly to his win.

Unlike Lieberman, ClintonÂ is very popular amongÂ Democrats in her home state.Â In short, New York simply lacks theÂ dry tinder that was abundent in ConnecticutÂ and allowedÂ the spark of Lamont’s campaign toÂ become a roaring bonfire.

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